Ski season isn’t all about the powder. Sure, I like a day on the moguls as much as any other Type-A skier, but it’s the other stuff — the big dinners, the lunches, the après-ski activities — I like most. So call me shallow if you want. I’ll be in the spa or in the bar.

But which bar and what spa treatment? And where to dine après that? Here’s a roundup of some of the newest off-mountain things to do, experience, eat and drink this ski season. Bottoms up!

Santa Fe and Taos, N.M.

Santa Fe’s most historic hotel, La Fonda on the Plaza, has just undergone a face-lift, giving a new look to its 164 guest rooms and suites. Actually, the makeover is a throwback with original painted concrete floors, folk art headboards and hand-carved furniture by local artists, some dating to 1922, when the hotel was built.

The Bell Tower Bar has had a makeover, too, with more seating and a kitchen, in case you’re in the mood for, say, a few green chile cheeseburger sliders. The fifth-story Bell Tower overlooks the city and faces west for a perfect sunset view. We suggest the bell ringer margarita, with Tanteo jalapeño-infused tequila, jalapeño juice, Patron Citronge liqueur, and lemon and lime juice. It’s served in a salted-rim glass with a slice of jalapeño. Yowza.

Info: www.lafondasantafe.com.

About an hour from Santa Fe or Taos, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa is celebrating its 145th year with a special “Ski & Soak” package for lift ticket and season pass holders from any New Mexico ski resort. For $14.40 weekdays and $22.40 weekends and holidays (that’s 20 percent off), skiers can dip into any one of Ojo’s 10 geothermal mineral pools — filled with lithium, iron, soda and arsenic — that come steaming to the surface at 100,000 gallons per day.

Plus, there’s the messy, must-do mud pool, along with steam and sauna. Deemed sacred by the northern New Mexico American Indians, Ojo is one of the nation’s oldest natural health resorts, with a range of American Indian and East Indian-inspired therapies.

Info: www.ojospa.com

Jackson Hole, Wyo.

It’s still Western, but with a new, contemporary aesthetic. Spur Restaurant & Bar at Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa has a whole new look, with recycled corral board wood, burnished steel and antiqued mirrors, and table tops made from reclaimed Douglas fir beams.

The menu — “elevated mountain cuisine” — includes signature buffalo short ribs braised in Zonker Stout and dry-aged buffalo sliders by executive chef Kevin Humphreys, who likes to source his kitchen locally around a seasonal menu.

But it’s not all Billy Buffalo here. There’s also a $4 menu that includes croquettes made with Teton Valley Creamery Yellowstone cheese and speck, elk-stuffed peppers, and Devils on Horseback, dates stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in bacon. At that price, you can order all three.

Info: http://tetonlodge.com

Vail, Colo.

Because a day on the slopes can work up an appetite, Four Seasons Resort & Residences Vail has introduced the TJW (That’s Just Wrong) Dog, made of 100 percent Kobe beef, with house-cured applewood bacon, blue cheese coleslaw and house-made ketchup on a locally baked soft roll. Wrong? What’s wrong about that?

For those who can’t leave the mountain for a minute, not even to eat, they can “ski with the chef,” who’ll ski along, then set up an outdoor grill for lunch. We’re talking dry-aged Colorado lamb sliders, Wagyu beef over white cheddar mac and cheese with black pepper relish, and elk bratwurst. Sounds a little better than that granola bar in your pocket, doesn’t it?

Info: www.fourseasons.com/vail

Beaver Creek, Colo.

Because kids need something to do après-skiing, too, so parents can relax, this year Park Hyatt Beaver Creek is offering a “s’mores nanny,” who takes the kids to the s’mores happy hour while the big people go to the slopeside bar. 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill (it overlooks the Beaver Creek slopes) offers a beer float made with high-end, locally sourced Colorado craft beer and house-made ice cream.

Info: http://beavercreek.hyatt.com

Aspen, Colo.

Hotel Jerome, the iconic Aspen landmark that opened in 1889, is brushing off the dust from its 4 ½-month renovation and has a new, very vintage look that includes accents such as American Indian rug-patterned tilework floors, balustrades and vintage pieces such as the legendary Chippendale chinoiserie bar in the famed J-Bar.

Another après-ski option is Hotel Jerome’s new Living Room, an open, comfy space for relaxing at the end of a hard day on the mountain. Order up something from the hot chocolate menu, such as a mug of Bellagio hot chocolate with house-made raspberry marshmallows.

Info: http://hoteljerome.aubergeresorts.com

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At the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colo., kids are treated to their own sweet happy hour while the grown-ups head to the bar.